Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and HCV genotypes among hemophiliacs in the State of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil: analysis of serological and virological parameters Prevalência da infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C e genótipos entre hemofílicos no Estado da Bahia, nordeste do Brasil: análise de parâmetros sorológicos e virológicos

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Luciano Kalabric Silva, Maria Betânia Souza da Silva, Gisele Barreto Lopes, Itatiana Ferreira Rodart, Fernando Quadros Costa, Nelma P. Santana, Raymundo Paraná, Aurelino Santana, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005
• Subjects: Vírus da hepatite C; Hemofilia; Prevalência; Genótipos; Bahia; Hepatitis C virus; Hemophilia; Prevalence; Genotype; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Alta; Nordeste; Sob’
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822005000600010; https://doaj.org/article/fb144814575b49128fb6d8cc96e07495

The objective of the present study was to analyze HCV serological and virological parameters from hemophiliacs in the State of Bahia. Anti-HCV was investigated by ELISA in a cohort of 268 hemophiliacs A/B who were followed-up in a reference unit for hemotherapy in the State of Bahia. HCV viremia and...